---
schema_version: "1"
id: a68147ac3a0b796b8801915a46d069374224c7c56214791658462a4ad22f87d4
title: Permissions for UI Elements, Records, and Fields
collection: admin
version: current
locale: en-us
portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/xcloud/264-0-0/getstart_access.md
canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.getstart_access.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5
source_site: help.salesforce.com
content_type: documentation
content_hash: f59574dc0fdadb833bca656ab692d877123a2fc53bf64ed618bb1fd2180efdc1
description: To access UI elements, records or fields in Salesforce requires specific permissions. At a minimum, you must have the “Read” permission to view a tab, record, record field, related list, button, or link. To edit a record or record field, you must have the “Edit” permission.
products:
  - Salesforce Platform
  - Cross Cloud
release: "264"
---
# Permissions for UI Elements, Records, and Fields

To access UI elements, records or fields in Salesforce requires specific permissions. At a minimum, you must have the “Read” permission to view a tab, record, record field, related list, button, or link. To edit a record or record field, you must have the “Edit” permission.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Salesforce Classic</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>All</strong> Editions except <strong>Database.com</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>

What you can view or edit also depends on how you customized your personal display or page layout and what edition your org is using. This table described the different access levels in more detail.

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small ">
      <colgroup>
        <col>
        <col>
      </colgroup>
      <thead class="slds-text-title_caps ">
        <tr class="">
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d43535e67">Action</th>
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d43535e70">Access Needed</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Action" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d43535e67 ">To view a tab:</td>

          <td data-label="Access Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d43535e70 ">
            <p>You must have the “Read” permission on the records
              within that tab.</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">If you don’t see a particular tab, verify that you customized your
              personal display to show the tab.</p>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Action" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d43535e67 ">To view a record:</td>

          <td data-label="Access Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d43535e70 ">
            <p>You must have the “Read” permission on the type of
              record you want to view.</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">If you can’t view a certain record, check whether your org uses a
              sharing model or territory management. In certain sharing models,
              the owner of the record has to specifically share the record to
              grant view access to others. Territory management can restrict
              access to accounts, contacts, opportunities, and cases.</p>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Action" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d43535e67 ">To view a field:</td>

          <td data-label="Access Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d43535e70 ">
            <p>You must have the “Read” permission on the type of
              record for the field.</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">If you can’t view a certain field, check field-level security and
              your page layout. Field-level security can restrict access to a
              field. Page layouts can hide fields.</p>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Action" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d43535e67 ">To edit a field:</td>

          <td data-label="Access Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d43535e70 ">
            <p>You must have the “Edit” permission on the type of
              record for the field.</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">If you can’t edit a certain field, check field-level security and
              your page layout. Field-level security can restrict access to a
              field. Page layouts can set fields to not be editable.</p>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Action" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d43535e67 ">To view a related list:</td>

          <td data-label="Access Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d43535e70 ">
            <p>You must have the “Read” permission on the type of
              records displayed in the related list.</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">If you can’t view a certain field, check your page layout. Page
              layouts can hide fields.</p>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Action" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d43535e67 ">To view a button or link:</td>

          <td data-label="Access Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d43535e70 ">
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Make sure that you have the necessary permission to perform the
              action. Buttons and links only display for users who have the
              appropriate user permissions to use them.</p>
          </td>

        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>